User Guide

Chapter 2: Documents and Setup
To select an item in the list:
Type the text to find in the search box in the Document Layout palette.
When you stop or press Enter, Canvas searches the list from the current page. The search
includes only items that are visible in the list (not collapsed pages).
You can type text in upper or lower-case. If an object in the list is named “Rectangle Fill 0c 67m 45y
23k” and you type “23K” Canvas will select the object. Default object names are object type and ink
values. Default page and layer names are item type and sequence number. Double-click on a layer,
page, and object in the layout list to assign names to these items. Their assigned names will appear
in the layout list.
Adding, deleting, and moving pages and layers
If you want to change a document’s layout, you can add, delete, as well as move pages and layers.
You can do this in the Document Layout palette, use commands in the Layout menu, or use the Page &
Layer controls (see "Page and layer controls" on page 90). In addition, you can arrange, copy, and
delete objects in the Document Layout palette.
To add pages:
In the Document Layout palette, click the New Page button.
Canvas adds a page, sheet, slide, or frame to the end of the document. In the list, the item’s name is
the next number in sequence.
You can also add pages by choosing Add Page (Sheet/Slide/Frame) in the palette’s menu. You can
assign a name to the page in the dialog box.
To add multiple pages:
1. Choose Insert in the Layout | Pages (Sheets/Slides/Frames) | Insert submenu.
2. In the Insert dialog box, enter the number of pages you want to add, choose a location to
insert the new pages, and click OK.
To add layers:
In the Document Layout palette, select a page or layer and click the Add Layer button.
Canvas adds a new layer to the current page. You can also click the New Layer icon at the bottom
of the document window.
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